Sec. 17a-239. (Formerly Sec. 19a-470). Definitions.
Sec. 17a-239. (Formerly Sec. 19a-470). Definitions. For the purposes of sections
17a-240 to 17a-244, inclusive, "a person eligible to receive services from State of Connecticut-Unified School District #3" means a child who has not attained the age of
eligibility for the provision of special education and related services as specified in
subsection (q) of section 10-76a-1 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, as
amended, and who has a significant developmental delay or a diagnosed physical or
mental condition with a high probability of resulting in a significant developmental
delay.
(P.A. 77-587, S. 1, 9; P.A. 79-35, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-11, S. 2, 25.)
History: P.A. 79-35 redefined "child requiring functional education" as one who at maturity is not expected to exceed
intellectual functioning equal to that of four-year-old child rather than as one who is "severely or profoundly retarded";
Sec. 19-575b transferred to Sec. 19a-470 in 1983; Sec. 19a-470 transferred to Sec. 17a-239 in 1991; June Sp. Sess. P.A.
91-11 replaced definition of "a child requiring functional education" and with definition for "a person eligible to receive
services from the state of Connecticut-Unified School District #3".